• March 6, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    New Partners Yearbook 2014

    For the first time in four years, new partnerships took a slide at New Jersey law firms, down to a level not seen since the aftermath of the 2008-09 recession. There are 109 partners at 48 f

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  • March 4, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Law Firms Face Pressure From Clients on Data Security

    Editor's note: This is the first article in a series on law firms' efforts to secure client data. Forget client service or rate flexibility. If a law firm wants to ge

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  • February 27, 2014 | New Jersey Law Journal

    Judge Finds Injury Occurs as Soon as Asbestos Is Inhaled

    An Allegheny County, Pa., trial judge has ruled in a case of first impression that, for insurance coverage purposes, an injury occurs on the date of a plaintiff's first exposure to asbestos,

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  • February 20, 2014 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: February 20, 2014

    Singapore Weil, Gotshal & Manges Beijing partner Li Li and Shanghai partners Steven Xiang and Anthony Wang are advising a consortium of Chinese i

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  • Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2014-02-20
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    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2014-02-19
    Court: C.A. 2nd
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Michelman & Robinson, Andrew H. Selesnick and Jason O. Cheuk for Plaintiffs and Appellants. California Medical Association, Center for Legal Affairs, Francisco J. Silva, Long X. Do and Michelle Rubalcava as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants, California Medical Association, California Hospital Association, California Orthopaedic Association, California Radiological Society and California Society of Pathologists.
    for defendant: Reed Smith, Margaret M. Grignon, Kurt C. Petersen, Kenneth N. Smersfelt and Zareh A. Jaltorossian; Crowell & Moring, William A. Helvestine, Ethan P. Schulman and Damian D. Capozzola; Attorneys for Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross; Jennifer S. Romano, Attorney for Pacificare of California dba Secure Horizons Health Plan of America; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, Gregory N. Pimstone, Joanna S. McCallum and Jeffrey J. Maurer, Attorneys for California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California; Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP, Don A. Hernandez and Jamie L. Lopez, Attorneys for SCAN Health Plan; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Kirk A. Patrick and Heather L. Richardson, Attorneys for Aetna Health of California; DLA Piper, William P. Donovan, Jr. and Matthew D. Caplan, Attorneys for Cigna HealthCare of California, Inc., Defendants and Respondents.

    Case Number: No. B238867

    Cite as 14 C.D.O.S. 1742 CENTINELA FREEMAN EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES et al.,Plaintiffs and Appellants, v.p

  • February 17, 2014 | National Law Journal

    DOJ Criminal Division Nominee Outlines Enforcement Priorities

    Veteran white-collar defender Leslie Caldwell told Congress last week she would apply cri laws with equal force if confirmed as the next head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Cri

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  • February 12, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

    Beware Affordable Care Act Whistleblowers

    Even with the February 10 announcement that the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate will be pushed back until the sta

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  • February 7, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: L&E Defections at Paul Hastings, Plus More Lateral Moves

    JOSEPH TIRONE is rejoining Arnold & Porter as a partner in the firm's corporate and securities practice. Tirone, who will split his time between Houston and Washingt

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  • February 7, 2014 | Alm Media

    Merck Settles NuvaRing Contraceptive Litigation for $100 Million

    Drug maker Merck & Co. has agreed to settle federal lawsuits venued in the Eastern District of Missouri Mulitidistrict Litigation, coordinated state lawsuits in New Jersey Superior Court

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  • February 5, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

    U.S. Rep. Andrews Set to Join Phila.-Based Dilworth Paxson

    U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, D-N.J., is leaving Congress later this month to join Philadelphia-based Dilworth Paxson in March, he announced Tuesday. Andrews, who will join as of counsel, wi

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